Site A links to Site B because Site B has content that would be useful to Site A's end users, and Google indexes the appropriate page. After the page is indexed, Site B's content changes and becomes spammy. Does Site A incur a penalty in this case? … [Read more...]
Does PageRank flow through image links?
Does PageRank flow through image links? Watch the video for an in-depth answer from Matt Cutts. Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: groups.google.com Want your question to be answered on a video like this? Follow us on Twitter and … [Read more...]
Do multiple links from one page to another page count?
Hi Matt. If we add more than one links from page A to page B, do we pass more PageRank juice and additional anchor text info? Also can you tell us if links from A to A count? WebSEOAnalytics Have a question? Ask it in our Webmaster Help Forum: … [Read more...]
Can I flag spammy links to my site that I didn’t create?
"Is there a process through which a site owner could flag spammy links being built to their site by third parties (by a competitor for example)? How do you protect against sites being penalised for bad links which they have not built?" Laurence, … [Read more...]
Is it OK to sell links as long as we use the nofollow attribute?
Is it OK to sell links as long as we use the nofollow attribute? Lost faith, Australia … [Read more...]
Why are links used in ranking when they all have the nofollow attribute?
How can linking remain a major part of a search algorithm when the majority of Internet users are unable to post a 'followed' link on the World Wide Web? For example Twitter, Facebook, wiki etc. are all 'nofollow'. It seems only a very small … [Read more...]
Is there such a thing as building too many links?
Matt, Is there such thing as building to many links, if you're following Google's webmaster guidelines exactly? Too many where you would get banned, even if you're following the rules? Thanks, Mark Mark Schneider, Denver, Colorado … [Read more...]
Is the order of links on a page important for SEO?
Matt from Lexington, KY asks: "Is first link priority an on-page SEO factor? If so, should we modify CSS or JavaScript to show the correct link first?" … [Read more...]
Are links in footers treated differently than paragraph links?
Andres from Boston, MA asks: "Does Google treat links in footers differently than links surrounded by text (eg in a paragraph)?" Thisvideo is part of a "Grab Bag" series in which Matt Cutts, head of Google's webspam team, answers questions from … [Read more...]
What types of directories are seen as sources of paid links?
Fábio Ricotta from Brazil asks: "Will Google consider Yahoo! Directory and BOTW as source of paid links? If no, why is this different from another site that sell links?" Recorded on April 23, 2009. … [Read more...]